100- and 200-Level Course Expectations 200-level courses are actually 100-level courses that focus on particular areas within a discipline. Students must have finished a 100-level writing or English class, so they can recognize concepts, read detailed texts, use quantitative skills and articulate themselves with peers.
300-level course designation Courses of advanced college-level difficulty taken by majors and upper division students; these are often considered to be courses in the Major, offered for students clearly interested and qualified in a subject.
A four-digit number designates each course. The first digit denotes the level of the course. Course numbers beginning with the number one (1) are freshman-level courses, while those beginning with the number two (2) are normally considered sophomore-level courses.
Per faculty legislation, the number of a course implies its level. The course number indicates the level of the course, with the exception of the first-year seminars, all of which are open only to first-year students and considered to be at the 100 level.
200-Level Courses Such courses are at an intermediate level of difficulty, and sometimes survey a subfield within a discipline.
2000- level courses are graduate courses offered in conjunction with 100-level courses, for which graduate students are expected to fulfill substantially enhanced requirements. No student, however may enroll in a 2000-level course if he/she received undergraduate credit for the equivalent undergraduate course.
The first number indicates year (101 = Freshman level class) 101/Freshman, 201/Sophomore, 301/Junior, 401/Senior.
Course Numbering System 1000 level. non–degree applicable. 1100 level. introductory course, open to all qualified students.
101 is the most basic course in the first year, 102 would be in the first year but for someone who's already taken the subject in high school, etc. 107 wouldn't be that advanced as it's still a first-level course.
Classes designated in the 100s tend to be freshman-level courses, while 200-level courses might suit sophomores and well-qualified freshmen. Classes at the 300 and 400 levels should meet the educational needs of college juniors, seniors, and some graduate-level students.
You can generally tell the level of the course by looking at the first digit of the 4 digit catalogue number. For example ARTS 1007 is a level I course and ARTS 2009 is a level II course.
Student classification refers to the familiar names for the four undergraduate years: freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior....Student Classification.If you have earned…then you are a…(University code)30-59 semester hourssophomoreA260-89 semester hoursjuniorA390 or more semester hoursseniorA41 more row
Unit of Academic Credit. The credit is the unit of academic value and represents one hour of lecture or recitation or a minimum of two hours of laboratory work each week for one semester or the equivalent. The number following each course title; e.g., (3), indicates the credits offered for that course.
Suffixes may be used to designate courses designed to meet competencies within the major in oral discourse, information literacy, and advanced writing.
If a course is cross-listed (considered equivalent) with a course from another department or school, the equivalent course is listed in parentheses after the course number with an equals sign. Therefore, if a course fulfills a requirement for a major, minor, or general education category, all courses cross-listed with that course shall be considered to fulfill the same requirement.
If a course may be repeated for graduation credit, this will be indicated in the course description. Sometimes the repeatability is restricted and this is also indicated in the course description: "may be repeated once for credit," "may be repeated if topic varies," etc.
Unless expressly allowed to do so in the course description, students who have received graduation credit for a course under a previous course number may not also receive graduation credit for the same course under a new course number.
Students who have received graduation credit for a cross-listed course may not also receive graduation credit for the equivalent courses (s) listed in parentheses. If a course has had its number changed within the past four years, the prior number is listed in parentheses after the current course number.